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Database Computing for Scholarly Research : Case Studies Using the Online Cultural and Historical Research Environment / by Sandra R. Schloen, Miller C. Prosser
(Quantitative Methods in the Humanities and Social Sciences. ISSN:21990964)

Edition	1st ed. 2023.
Publisher	(Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer)
Year	2023
Language	English
Size	XXXI, 467 p. 315 illus., 308 illus. in color : online resource
Authors	*Schloen, Sandra R author Prosser, Miller C author SpringerLink (Online service)
Subjects	LCSH:Social sciences -- Statistical methods  All Subject Search LCSH:Information retrieval LCSH:Computer architecture LCSH:Cultural property FREE:Statistics in Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Education, Behavorial Sciences, Public Policy FREE:Data Storage Representation FREE:Cultural Heritage
Notes	Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Case for a Database Approach -- Chapter 3. OCHRE—An Item-based Approach -- Chapter 4. An Item-based Approach—Organize -- Chapter 5. An Item-Based Approach—Propertize -- Chapter 6. An Item-based Approach—Rationalize -- Chapter 7. Data Integration and Analysis -- Chapter 8. Computational Wizardry -- Chapter 9. Publication—Where Data Comes to Life!- Chapter 10. Comprehensive Case Study I -- Chapter 11. Comprehensive Case Study II -- Chapter 12. Comprehensive Case Study III -- Chapter 13. Final Thoughts This book discusses in detail a series of examples drawn from scholarly projects that use the OCHRE database platform (Online Cultural and Historical Research Environment). These case studies illustrate the wide range of data that can be managed with this platform and the wide variety of problems solved by OCHRE’s item-based graph data model. The unique features and design principles of the OCHRE platform are explained and justified, helping readers to imagine how the system could be used for their own data. Data generated by studies in the humanities and social sciences is often semi-structured, fragmented, highly variable, and subject to many interpretations, making it difficult to represent adequately in a conventional database. The authors examine commonly used methods of data management in the humanities and offer a compelling argument for a different approach that takes advantage of powerful computational techniques for organizing scholarly information. This book is a challenge to scholars in the humanities and social sciences, asking them to expect more from technology as they pursue their research goals. Written jointly by a software engineer and a research scholar, each with many years of experience in applying database methods to diverse kinds of scholarly data, it shows how scholars can make the most of their existing data while going beyond the limitations of commonly used software tools to represent their objects of study in a more accurate, nuanced, and flexible way. HTTP:URL=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46696-0

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